Itasca County Sheriff’s Office said James George Gleason was swimming out to a neighbors’ raft to visit some friends at about 12:39 p.m. on Wednesday, but when he got within 20 yards, he became motionless and was floating in the water.

Witnesses yelled for help, pulled him into a boat and CPR was performed before first responders took over.

However, Gleason was pronounced dead at University Medical Center-Mesabi in Hibbing, Minn.

Statewide, at least 25 people have drowned this year, including eight in the Twin Cities.